D4J testimonIES

​FROM GRACE’S MOM…

​Today it really hit me how amazing it is that I will get to see my little girl dance her first solo on Friday! To be a part of Dance 4 Joy ministries has blessed our lives and glorified the Lord’s miracle in watching her grow and flourish.

When the doctors told us she had a 10% chance of living, much less have any kind of ‘normal’ life, and then before we left the hospital they told us that she had a grade 4 bleed on her brain and may never walk, talk or play and when she was 18 months old she was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy… all the while God had other plans for her.

When I first heard Tyrone Wells song “Grace is Dancing” I heard her story come to life and thought to myself that one day it would be so beautiful to watch her dance to this song. Well God heard my silent prayer… Thank you to Ruth Okey for the choreography and Christy Hernandez for the ministry that has made this possible, and to Tyrone Wells for writing such a beautiful song. Even though it was written for another little Grace, it brings tears to my eyes every time as if it was written for my little girl. Just so you all can appreciate this amazing singer-songwriter, I’m including the lyrics for you…enjoy!

​She was born on New Years dayover three months early, but it couldn’t waitAgainst all odds she took her first breathEvery movement might be all she has left​They dare to hope as they named her GraceAnd prayed that they could take her out of this placeThe doctor said that Grace might never walk, talk or playStill her mom and dad dreamed that one day they could say

Grace is dancingAll around, all around the room

Two years old, just 21 poundsNow her brother and her sister chase her aroundMove the furniture, get out of the wayGather round and let the music play

Cause, Grace is dancingAll around, all around the room

And every step is a miracle moveAnd with every breath, Grace keeps on provingthat nothing is impossibleIf you will just believeListen to the music, look around and you will see